[ILHam] Grundy, Kankakee, and Will County Boy Scouts to Participate in 52nd Jamboree-on-the-Air

[Brian McDaniel]

*MORRIS, ILLINOIS — *The Rainbow Council Boy Scouts of America will
participate in the 52nd Jamboree-on-the-Air on Saturday, October 19, 2013
at the Rainbow Scout Reservation in Morris, Illinois.  Scouts from Grundy,
Kankakee and Will Counties will talk with their Scouting peers around the
world using two-way amateur radio.

“There will be nearly 400 Scouts at Rainbow Scout Reservation that day,”
said Marc Ryan, Rainbow Council Scout Executive, “Jamboree-on-the-Air will
introduce these young men to a hobby that has lead thousands of people to
careers as engineers and other technical fields.”

More than 500,000 Scouts from 100 counties participate each year.  Rainbow
Council has scheduled contacts with other Scout groups in Switzerland,
Japan, and Great Britain.

“Jamboree-on-the-Air is the inaugural event for the council’s amateur radio
program,” said Brian McDaniel, Executive Board Member and Station Trustee,
“Next year, we plan several council-wide projects that will introduce
amateur radio to Scouts, provide merit badge and other advancement, and
establish a permanent radio station at the Rainbow Scout Reservation.”

*When*

Saturday, October 19, 2013

9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Central Time

*Where*

Rainbow Scout Reservation

2600 N. Winterbottom Road

Morris, IL 60450

*Technical Specifications*

Call Sign: K9RSR

QTH: Grundy County, Illinois (EN51wn)

Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 2, and 440 MHz

Modes: SSB, CW, and PSK31

HF Antennas: Dipoles at 45-degrees and 325-degrees

VHF/UHF Antenna: J-Pole at 36-feet

*Calling Frequencies*

·         HF: 3.94, 7.19, 14.29, 21.36 and 28.39 MHz

·         VHF: 147.57 MHz

·         UHF: 446.15 MHz

*About the Rainbow Council Boy Scouts of America*

The Rainbow Council Boy Scouts of America serves 4,655 young people in
Grundy, Kankakee, and Will Counties.  The Council owns a 750-acre
multi-purpose camping facility near Morris, Illinois.  The Rainbow Scout
Reservation provides an assortment of Scout-related programs throughout the
year, ranging from Resident Camp to Shooting Sports to Wilderness Survival
Training.

The Rainbow Council Committee on Amateur Radio provides advancement
programs for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts at the council level utilizing the
amateur radio service as a catalyst.  The Committee sponsors events and
activities to introduce Scouts to amateur radio; and will begin a licensing
program in 2014 that rewards Scouts with both a Radio Merit Badge and a FCC
Technician Class Amateur Radio License.

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*For more information, press only: *

Ryan Weisbrod, Rainbow Council

815-942-4450

Brian S. McDaniel, Amateur Radio Trustee

630-319-0715